Q. In which one of the following male and female gametophytes do not have free living independent existence?
A) Cedrus
B) Pteris
C) Funaria
D) Polytrichum
Explanation
[Solution from source] Cedrus is a gymnosperm, in which the male gametophyte (pollen) and female gametophyte (inside the ovule) are highly reduced and remain dependent on the sporophyte. In Pteris the prothallus is free-living, and in the mosses Funaria and Polytrichum the gametophyte is the dominant independent plant. Answer (1).
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